Bay waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Quitman Panthers 13-2. This was payback for Bay, who suffered a 15-9 loss the last time these two teams met.
Joel Ulrich looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Bay got a massive performance out of Ethan Kingston, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Kingston is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Verdin, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
On Quitman's side, Daniel Peters was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2. Patten Shirley was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Bay pushed their record up to 11-12 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Quitman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
Bay will head out on the road to challenge Resurrection Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Bay's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches. As for Quitman, they are on the road again on Monday to play Raleigh at 7:00 p.m. Quitman is facing Raleigh at the right time seeing as Raleigh is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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